Stewart Ferris
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Stewart Ferris is a British
writer
and television presenter
. He first came to prominence with books based on working holidays busking in mainland Europe; The Buskers' Guide to Europe, Don't Lean Out of the Window and Don't Mention the War, co-authored with Paul Bassett and featuring their friend and later publishing colleague Alastair Williams. He was nominated one of Britain's 'Most Eligible Bachelors' by Company
magazine (1996) and wrote a series of humorous guides to relationships and dating.
His television work includes writing episodes of Pokémon
, co-writing and performing the theme song to Channel 4's Meet Ricky Gervais
, and writing and presenting the documentary The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau (July 2006).
He has written over forty books, including The Key to The Da Vinci Code (Crombie Jardine, 2005), Tish and Pish: How to be of a Speakingness like Stephen Fry (Summersdale, 2005) and How to be a Writer (Summersdale, 2004).
United Kingdom
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writer
Writer
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and television presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
. He first came to prominence with books based on working holidays busking in mainland Europe; The Buskers' Guide to Europe, Don't Lean Out of the Window and Don't Mention the War, co-authored with Paul Bassett and featuring their friend and later publishing colleague Alastair Williams. He was nominated one of Britain's 'Most Eligible Bachelors' by Company
Company (magazine)
Company magazine is a monthly fashion, celebrity and lifestyle magazine published in the United Kingdom.It celebrated its 30th birthday in 2008, and in that time has had only six editors: Maggie Goodman, Gil Hudson, Mandi Norwood, Fiona Macintosh, Sam Baker, and the current editor - Victoria...
magazine (1996) and wrote a series of humorous guides to relationships and dating.
His television work includes writing episodes of Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
, co-writing and performing the theme song to Channel 4's Meet Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais
Meet Ricky Gervais was a chat show written and hosted by the comedy writer and performer Ricky Gervais. It was produced by Talkback for Channel 4 in 2000 and ran for one series on Friday nights....
, and writing and presenting the documentary The Mystery of Rennes-le-Chateau (July 2006).
He has written over forty books, including The Key to The Da Vinci Code (Crombie Jardine, 2005), Tish and Pish: How to be of a Speakingness like Stephen Fry (Summersdale, 2005) and How to be a Writer (Summersdale, 2004).